Iran rejects European offer for direct talks with US

• Published date: 01 March 2021
• Author: Elad Benari
• Publication title: Israel National News (Israel)

A spokesman for Iran's foreign ministry, Saeed Khatibzadeh, said recent actions taken by Washington and Europeans had led Iran to conclude that the "time was not right" to hold such talks, according to The New York Times.

"There has been no change in America's positions and actions," Khatibzadeh said in a statement. "The Biden administration has not set aside Trump's maximum pressure policy, nor has it announced its commitments" under the 2015 nuclear deal.

Former President Donald Trump withdrew from the deal in 2018 and reimposed sanctions on Iran. The Islamic Republic, in turn, has gradually scaled back its compliance with the 2015 deal.

President Joe Biden, who has expressed a desire to return to the deal, told the...